Duterte spends a billion pesos to acquire new guns for soldiers, cops

The Manila Bulletin reports: “President Duterte has spent a billion pesos to acquire new guns for soldiers and policemen to guard against deadly rebel attacks. The President admitted he was ‘sick and tired’ of the brazen rebel assaults that left many soldiers and cops dead so the government decided to purchase new weapons. […] In recent weeks, the President has distributed new Glock pistols to government security forces during his visits to military and police camps. Duterte was concerned about the safety of policemen and soldiers, especially those unarmed off-duty uniformed personnel, amid the threat posed by communist rebels.”